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Vampires are HOT.

In other news, I got an internship with Nickelodeon! Should be fun times.

Can't wait to graduate. I am so very done with homework... *barf*

]]> ~DancingCatgirl http://DancingCatgirl.deviantart.com/journal/19193330/ http://DancingCatgirl.deviantart.com/journal/19193330/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:04:53 PDT And there is this HUGE box sitting at our door and my boyfriend says it's the water cooling sytem he bought for his computer, to which I am all what? Aren't those expensive?

So we bring it inside and they make me open it, so I am kind of like gwah? And then there it is. EEEEEE!

Aparently they couldn't wait till my actual b-day to give it to me and I am not complaining at all. I just can't believe they put the money in to get it.

So far I haven't been able to do anything much with it besides draw in the default windows paint. Hopefully by tomorrow I'll have adobe suite back up on my pc and I can get back to learning how to digitally paint. I'm getting better slowly and I think this tablet/monitor will help with getting the details working. It's very neat to draw on it like it's paper infont of me.

Wow. I'm still just in shock...

]]> ~DancingCatgirl http://DancingCatgirl.deviantart.com/journal/17977735/ http://DancingCatgirl.deviantart.com/journal/17977735/ Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:51:49 PDT
On another note, when I got home last Friday evening, I found out that my cat had been missing. This of course made me VERY upset. All I could think is that he got hit by a car or eaten by a dog. It seems my roommate had been keeping the balcony door open so Bleu (the german shepard mix) could sleep out there. Everything was fine most nights but Thursday night it seems my stupid cat decided to jump off the open balcony to the backyard below. SIGH

So around 8pm Friday my boyfriend and I found him but he ran off before we could get him. At least I knew he was alive. an hour or so later when my other roommate got home from work, he found him. Everything was ok when my boyfriend picked him up but halfway down the driveway he flipped out, bit my boyfriend's hand, and cut my friend's thumb up. THEN when we tried to put the leash on him to get him in the house, he took off, breaking his collar off and ran down the road. The boys ran after him and with the help of Bleu, they cornered him in the shed where we were then able to finally get him back in the house.

UGH So all weekend I told my boyfriend to go to urgent care as his hand swelled up but NOOOOO. Not until Monday when his co-workers and boss told him he should go, he finally did. -_-
boys....

I'm just glad the doctors said he should heal up fine once the infection is taken care of, and my friend's thumb is healing as well.

Stupid cat....

]]> ~DancingCatgirl http://DancingCatgirl.deviantart.com/journal/17518113/ http://DancingCatgirl.deviantart.com/journal/17518113/ Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:39:59 PDT
I am on vacation and enjoying it. Had a nice Easter with my family and some friends, went to the Wild Animal Park with my parents yesterday and I must say that I have been out of the sun for far too long. I got a bit too much sun exposure at one time. No burning, but man it took all my energy away. I've actually napped the last few days and that's not really like me. I rarely nap. I generally need them when I am sick, or deal with massive time changes like when we came back from Japan.

I must say it was nice though, since I live away from home now. When my Boyfriend was at work and my friend roommate was out, the house was quiet and happy.

My cat is still driving me insane here in my room. In fact he seems to find pushing his water dish around amusing for some reason and continues to insist on walking on my laptop. I have a picture of him laying on it as a kitten. Maybe I can catch him doing that again now and snag a new pic. I think that would look funny side by side. Kitty monster....

Now I think I will put my self to bed and try to keep my early morning wake up time.

]]> ~DancingCatgirl http://DancingCatgirl.deviantart.com/journal/17005107/ http://DancingCatgirl.deviantart.com/journal/17005107/ Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:34:41 PST
Several people comment that they read the books in middle school, and I

1. wonder why the hell I didn't get to
2. wonder how they were really suited for middle schoolers (though I remember reading Beowulf back then so...)
3. Why, WHY does the last book end like it does.

I dare not spoil it for someone who hasn't read it, but I cried last night reading the last few chapters. I have been so wrapped in this story for the last two months (i got most wrapped part way through Subtle Knife) and it has seriously been a long time since I felt so much emotion for characters and had a book seriously express so many things I had either experienced, or wished I could. I originally picked up the book thinking that since people had read it in middle school that it was a children's book, but no. These books are not children's books. Young adult yes, but just as suited for adults, with so much substance and depth that I think you have to be an adult and have experienced some of the emotions before in your life to really feel the tug and connection with this story.

I am truly heart broken at the moment, though obviously I am ok but some of you will really understand what I am saying. I know several of you have had this same experience with other stories.

I think I found a good name to put in the list of boy names for when I have a son though.... ^_^

]]> ~DancingCatgirl http://DancingCatgirl.deviantart.com/journal/16960792/ http://DancingCatgirl.deviantart.com/journal/16960792/ Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:46:35 PST
I am feverishly working on cover letters to send out for an internship. I am nervous about it but while in class today I got the opportunity to get a bit of an in. One of the teachers here saw that I was working on my cover letters and informed me of the Women in Animation organization. The school is offering us a discount on membership and apparently a friend of his is part of it and handles helping students get internships. I had heard about the organization last week from a passing friend in the hall and thought it sounded pretty cool, but now I am more excited about it after learning about the network possibilities and the hopes that I can land a good internship. I REALLY want one.

So any women in animation or game art that think this organization may benefit you:

[link]

check it out!

]]> ~DancingCatgirl http://DancingCatgirl.deviantart.com/journal/16585771/ http://DancingCatgirl.deviantart.com/journal/16585771/ Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:23:50 PST
When I moved it to take a look, a screw fell out and hit my foot. I tried to get it back in there but it's just too hard, and unless I rip the backing apart it will just have to stay broken for now.

I can still lean back on it, sorta. Not as comfy but its alright. I certainly can't afford a new one right now so there.

I've begun packing for my move! I am all excited. I do love my family but I've been wanting to move out for a while now and with my previous attempt last year ending in failure do to my roommate leaving and me not being able to get a another one, I must say I am a bit nervous.

Though, I don't think I have much to worry about since I am moving in with my boyfriend and another close guy friend that I have know for a long time now. Yes, yes, I will be living with two boys. Hehe. But! We get to live in a house, not a lame apartment! And my room has two, count them TWO windows!! YAY! I like windows and the light it brings in when I am doing art stuffs. It also cuts down on the electric bill. Granted I shall need to get good thick curtains for when I don't want the light (the gamer in me *hiss* natural light=enemy of the gamer) but that's no big deal.

I am just happy to be heading off on my own again, plus it's a big step to being living with my boyfriend whom I love very very much. I do however, worry about us stepping on each others toes. But, we don't have to share a room so I think that will help a lot. I personally don't want to share a room until I am married so I can have a master bedroom to share, not a little regular room. We both have way too much junk for that to be comfy. I also hate that he likes his bed to be very hard. -_-

Ah the joys. lol.

]]> ~DancingCatgirl http://DancingCatgirl.deviantart.com/journal/16437666/ http://DancingCatgirl.deviantart.com/journal/16437666/ Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:32:15 PST

Having an issue in Illustrator where when I apply an artistic brush to my black drawing it adds a grey. We used the ink brush and my teacher said it shouldn't turn anything grey. Sooooo.. if anyone who knows anything about illustrator reads this, any thoughts? I'm going to try and find a teacher who might know tomorrow but I figured I'd throw it out here and see if anyone can help.

Oh and I hit lvl 70 with my hunter today! HAHAHAH FINALLY! [link]

]]> ~DancingCatgirl http://DancingCatgirl.deviantart.com/journal/16309004/ http://DancingCatgirl.deviantart.com/journal/16309004/ Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:40:21 PST
So far so good, but I already have an animation to do and 6 hand painted textures. Who knows what the rest of the week will bring! I think I am more worried that my 8th quarter review is coming up and I have that very disorganized right now... BUT! I will prevail.

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]]> ~DancingCatgirl http://DancingCatgirl.deviantart.com/journal/8879084/ http://DancingCatgirl.deviantart.com/journal/8879084/ Thu, 25 May 2006 23:30:08 PDT Far too often I'm not getting enough sleep for one reason or the next, and making sure I have enough money to pay for my car can be scary. I'm glad I can work the job with the school district that allows me to choose when I work, but sometimes jobs are scarce. Summer is always good for mid-day work and I tend to make alot during this time. $1000 in two weeks works for me! ^_^
Got obsessed with Howl's Moving Castle a bit ago, so some fan art may appear, I just can't help it.... other than that, my life is not that interesting. No crazy antics, road trips, or random setting on fire of mattresses. Ah good times those were... but growing up must happen. Hopefully some summer fun will be had. ]]> ~DancingCatgirl http://DancingCatgirl.deviantart.com/journal/7467155/ http://DancingCatgirl.deviantart.com/journal/7467155/ Sat, 31 Dec 2005 13:06:52 PST I'll finally get to update on here too! ]]> ~DancingCatgirl http://DancingCatgirl.deviantart.com/journal/5985030/ http://DancingCatgirl.deviantart.com/journal/5985030/ Wed, 20 Jul 2005 09:06:59 PDT ~DancingCatgirl http://DancingCatgirl.deviantart.com/journal/5710408/ http://DancingCatgirl.deviantart.com/journal/5710408/ Tue, 21 Jun 2005 02:53:53 PDT
Too much has been on my mind, relationship issues, fitness (keeping up the energy), money (the worst one), and of course the Art Institute. I know that I have so much to learn it's just plain scary and I keep feeling like I'm not going to have to creativity to keep up. I also fear having trouble getting a job which I'll very much need by the end of the three years. I should have atleast $50,000 worth of debt by then. I start to second guess myself, thinking that maybe animation isn't what I should do. Then I watch my favorite shows and movies and remember how much I love motion and the idea of creating an image from nothing but a pencil and lines. My heart is so there, but my scared, young, not yet out of the nest self is crying in the corner. I think I need to destroy her... ^_^ ]]> ~DancingCatgirl